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Leather Repair

Although the process of turning animal hide into Leather dates back to 1300 BC. It was for many years deemed very expensive for use on suites of Furniture so therefore you would not see it too often in homes. However more sophisticated processes coupled with more competition from freed up world trade means that it is now more affordable and fashionable. For many people it is seen as more luxurious, durable and much easier to maintain then fabric.

Leather if cared for is a luxurious, long lasting and a very durable material, Leather production has now become very sophisticated albeit more affordable it is now available in many grades and finishes to suit all tastes and pockets. Leather Care is low maintenance but unfortunately consumers often perceive this as no maintenance, if maintained it will keep its new look and suppleness for many years.

Vinyl often called PVC is of course a man made material and produced in a huge variety of colours textures and designs often to imitate leather. Sometimes hard to tell the difference. The quality of this material is the big issue, the very worst may only last months if in regular use, while the better quality grades can last many years even on very regularly used furniture like bar stools.

Recliners have become a very popular addition on many chairs and couches in recent years adding greatly to the enjoyment of your furniture. Occasionally these may break down for one reason or another, in response to this need we have gained the relevant training and suppliers to cater for this need.

SMARTFIX is a company based in Galway which offers a mobile service for all customers an hours’s drive from Galway City, specializing in the care and repair of leather & vinyl/PVC and certain repairs to cloth/fabric seating.

We also carry out recliner repairs and carry a stock of recliner repair parts. We offer a mobile service traveling to your home or business etc.
to carry out the necessary repairs onsite.

So if it’s a cigarette-burn in your car seat, a damaged car door panel, stripped the colour of your couch with nail varnish remover or any other mishap we are here to repair it at a fraction of the replacement cost.

Seamus is pleasant to deal with and consistently turns out a high standard of work, we have been more than surprised with the excellent repair jobs he has carried out on some of our premium vehicles

I am very impressed with the repair job done on a tear in the nappa leather of the drivers seat on my ‘08 BMW. The tear was about 3 inches long, and slightly scuffed at one end. Seamus got very precise alignment of the edges, and put a subtle mould over the tear – in an identical colour to the leather. The result is exactly what I was hoping for – a minimal approach with an excellent result. It’s now pretty much invisible unless you look very closely. Friends who are perfectionists when it comes to cars have been pleasantly surprised. I fully recommend Seamus to anyone who wants a precise job done – he’s a pleasure to deal with and the end results are beyond what I’d hoped for. 10 out of 10.

Dr Aidan FlynnGalway (Aug 2008)

Having used Smart Fix on several occasions I have been amazed by the transformation from restoration work carried out. The quality of workmanship is always first class with a prompt and professional service always provided.
I would highly recommend Smartfix to anyone who wants to have any car interior brought back to showroom condition even if it seems impossible…

Sean FlemingTom Hogan BMW, Galway

Just a short note to let you know that the lady with the Mercedes SLK was delighted with the repair carried out on the leather seat of her car. She could not believe that it was possible to repair the seat and not even see where the repairs were carried out. Also Seamus the repairs carried out on the Mercedes CLS with the red Nappa Leather was an excellent match and again this was a much larger burn. Well done Seamus for two jobs where we thought were going to have expensive leather seat replacements. I will keep in touch and I will have no hesitation in recommending you to customers for your services in seat repairs

I have seen several jobs where Seamus has repaired and restored original look to Leather on seats from vintage up to nearly new cars and was very impressed with his work so would therefore have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone